HyperDic: corpus_luteum

English > 1 sense of the expression corpus luteum:
NOUNbodycorpus luteumyellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum
English > corpus luteum: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaningyellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun.
Part ofGraafian follicleA vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
Broaderendocrine gland, endocrine, ductless glandAny of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Spanishcorpus luteum
Catalancos luti
Adjectiveslutealof or relating to the corpus luteum

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